SinisterCrimes

Accomplice

Walter Kennedy

Born
1695
Died
21 July 1721, aged about 26
Record
Wikidata Q4017942 · Wikipedia

Accomplice in Black Bart Roberts

Roberts's lieutenant who deserted with the Brazilian plunder; later hanged at Execution Dock.

1719–1722 · Cape Lopez, Gabon · Killed before trial

A Welsh mate forced into piracy took hundreds of ships in under three years. A broadside off Gabon in 1722 ended him, and 52 of his men were hanged. Read the case.